Matt Rainey

Photojournalism: Tsunami: The Beach

Keshankar (age 14) and his mother Ruku push a homemade merry-go-round along Marina Beach in Chennai, India as they get into position to try to sell rides for 5 rupees each (about 8 cents US). Before the Tsunami hit, they tell of selling 100 rides per evening, after the disaster they say about 10 rides are given per evening. Ratnam, their husband and father follows behind pushing a coconut cart. Residents of Chennai, India begin to put their lives back together following the recent Tsunami disaster which struck south Asia on December 26, 2004.
The Beach, Chennai, India

Keshankar (age 14) and his mother Ruku push a homemade merry-go-round along Marina Beach in Chennai, India as they get into position to try to sell rides for 5 rupees each (about 8 cents US). Before the Tsunami hit, they tell of selling 100 rides per evening, after the disaster they say about 10 rides are given per evening. Ratnam, their husband and father follows behind pushing a coconut cart. Residents of Chennai, India begin to put their lives back together following the recent Tsunami disaster which struck south Asia on December 26, 2004.